Camp Half-Blood chronicles
Camp Half-Blood Chronicles is a media franchise created by author Rick Riordan, encompassing three five-part novel series, three short-story collections, three crossover short stories, two myth anthology books, a stand-alone short story, an essay collection, a guide, four graphic novels, two films, a video game, a play, and other media. It is known to take place in the same fictional universe as two of Riordan's other series, The Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.
Contents
- 1 Novel series
- 2 Short story collections
- 3 Myth anthologies
- 4 Other books
- 5 Graphic novels[15]
- 6 Film adaptations
- 7 Play adaptations
- 8 Video games
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Novel series
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology and deal with a demigod, Percy Jackson, and his quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos. All five books are seen from Percy's witty and sardonic point of view. The series tackles themes like coming of age, love and teenage angst.
More than 20 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 10 countries.[1]
As of August 14, 2015, the series has been on the New York Times best seller list for children's book series for 369 weeks.[2]
The Lightning Thief
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The Lightning Thief is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. It features Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood during their travels to the Underworld to try to recover Zeus' stolen master bolt. It was released on July 1, 2005.
The Sea of Monsters
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The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In this book, Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson, Percy's cyclops brother, need to go to the Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Sea of Monsters, in order to find the Golden Fleece to save their camp and to rescue their satyr friend Grover from the cyclops Polyphemus. It was released April 1, 2006.
The Titan's Curse
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The Titan's Curse is the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The book features Percy, Grover, Thalia Grace, Zoë Nightshade, and Bianca di Angelo traveling to San Francisco in order to rescue the goddess Artemis and Annabeth. It was released on May 11, 2007.
The Battle of the Labyrinth
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The Battle of the Labyrinth is the penultimate book in the series. In the book, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, Nico di Angelo, and Rachel Elizabeth Dare need to find Daedalus in the Labyrinth so he can help them keep their camp safe against the Titan army. The book was released on May 6, 2008.
The Last Olympian
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The Last Olympian is the final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In this book, all the demigods need to help defend Manhattan, especially Mount Olympus/The Empire State Building against Kronos and his army while the gods fight Typhon. The book was released on May 5, 2009.
The Heroes of Olympus
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The Heroes of Olympus is a five-part series of books written by American author Rick Riordan[3] which ended with The Blood of Olympus in October 2014.[4] It chronicles the events of seven demigods and their obstacles involving the waking of the earth goddess, Gaea, and their efforts to stop her. It picks up a few months after the end of Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Themes include love and teenage angst, as well as dealing with homosexuality.
Riordan based some of his series on The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum.[5]
The Lost Hero
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The Lost Hero is the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. It features Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez traveling to California in order to rescue Hera from being consumed by the giants and to defeat the giant Enceladus. It was released on October 12, 2010.
The Son of Neptune
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The Son of Neptune is the second book in The Heroes of Olympus series. The book features Percy Jackson, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang traveling to Alaska to free Thanatos, the god of death, from the giant Alcyoneus. It was released on October 4, 2011.
The Mark of Athena
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The Mark of Athena is the third book in The Heroes of Olympus series. The book features Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang traveling to Greece to prevent Gaea's awakening while simultaneously also trying to uncover the gigantic long-lost statue of Athena, the Athena Parthenos, in Rome. It was released on October 2, 2012.
The House of Hades
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The House of Hades is the penultimate book in The Heroes of Olympus series. It features Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, and Nico di Angelo as they continue to set sail towards Greece with the rescue of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, both of whom have fallen to Tartarus in the previous book's epilogue, in mind; the latter couple in turn also try to find their own way out of the hellish realm. The book was released on October 8, 2013.
The Blood of Olympus
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The Blood of Olympus is the final book in The Heroes of Olympus series. It features two parallel stories: the first has the seven demigods finally reaching Greece and working to defeat the giants at the Acropolis of Athens, while the second has Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, Nico di Angelo, and Coach Gleeson Hedge delivering the Athena Parthenos back to Camp Half-Blood with the clash of the Greek and Roman camps in the horizon. The book was released on October 7, 2014.
The Trials of Apollo
The Trials of Apollo is a five-part series of books written by Rick Riordan. It will chronicle the life of Apollo after his being made mortal by Zeus as a punishment for betraying him. The first book will be The Hidden Oracle, to be published on May 3, 2016. It will also feature most of the characters from The Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
The Hidden Oracle
The Hidden Oracle is the first book in The Trials of Apollo series. It will feature Apollo as a 16 year old mortal in New York City, searching for Camp Half-Blood, after being kicked out of Olympus and landing in a dumpster, as a punishment by Zeus for his betrayal in the war against Gaea. It will be released May 3, 2016.[6]
Short story collections
The Demigod Files
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The Demigod Files is a collection of stories by Rick Riordan published on February 10, 2009.[7] It is a companion book to the main series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians. It contains three short stories, titled Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot, Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon, and Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades, as well as a preview of The Last Olympian. Additional contents include interviews with some of the campers, a picture of Annabeth's trunk, a map of Camp Half-Blood, and various crossword puzzles and other activities.[8] It is set between the fourth book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and the fifth book, The Last Olympian.
The Demigod Diaries
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The Demigod Diaries is a collection of short stories relating to The Heroes of Olympus book series. It contains puzzles, games, and four short stories: The Diary of Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes, Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford, and Son of Magic.[9]
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo is a short story appearing in the Guys Read anthology, Other Worlds.[10] It features Percy Jackson and Grover Underwood in New York City, trying to recover the gold Singer of Apollo.
Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles crossovers
The Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles crossover series is a short story series including three short stories which feature the two of the main characters each from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles series. They will be published in a compilation called Demigods and Magicians on April 5, 2016.[6]
The Son of Sobek
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The Son of Sobek is a 2013 crossover novel between the Percy Jackson and the Kane Chronicles series. It features Percy Jackson and Carter Kane fighting a giant crocodile in Long Island. It was originally published in the paperback edition of The Serpent's Shadow and was later published as an e-short.
The Staff of Serapis
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The Staff of Serapis, published in 2014, is a continuation of the 2013 short story The Son of Sobek. This short story features Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane in Rockaway Beach in Queens battling the god Serapis. It was originally published in the paperback edition of The Mark of Athena and was later published as an e-short.
The Crown of Ptolemy
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The Crown of Ptolemy, published in 2015, is the culmination of the crossover stories between the Percy Jackson series and the Kane Chronicles series. It features all four of the characters that were in the previous two stories. The four characters need to stop the evil magician Setne from collecting the Upper and Lower Crowns of Egypt and becoming a god. The short was originally published in the paperback edition of The House of Hades along with the short story Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades. It was later published as an e-short.
Demigods of Olympus
Demigods of Olympus is an interactive e-series where you are the main character. It was published in three separate stories in Rick Riordan's application, Demigods of Olympus, until the final volume, which was released in a collection of all four short stories on July 14, 2015.
My Two Headed Guidance Counselor
The Library of Deadly Weapons
My Demon Satyr Tea Party
My Personal Zombie Apocalypse
Demigods and Monsters
Demigods and Monsters is a collection of essays about the world of Percy Jackson. It was written by a number of different writers and edited and introduced by Rick Riordan. Is was originally released January 1, 2008 and released as a revised edition on July 2, 2013.[11]
Myth anthologies
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
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This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about the Greek Gods as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was released on August 19, 2014.[12]
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about Greek heroes as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was released on August 18, 2015.[13]
Other books
The Ultimate Guide
The Ultimate Guide is a guide to the world of Percy Jackson written by Mary-Jane Knight. It features illustrations of characters in the series and chapters about Percy Jackson, Camp Half-Blood, and places, gods, monsters, and items from mythology. It was released on January 18, 2010.[14]
Graphic novels[15]
The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel
The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel is an adaptation of The Lightning Thief into a graphic novel. It was adapted by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Attila Futaki, and colored by José Villarrubia, and was published on October 12, 2010.[16]
The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel
The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel is the graphic novel version of The Sea of Monsters. It was adapted by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Attila Futaki, and colored by Tamás Gáspár, and was published on July 2, 2013.[17]
The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel
The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel is the graphic novel of The Titan's Curse. It was adapted by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Attila Futaki, and colored by Greg Guilhaumond, and was published on October 8, 2013.[18]
The Lost Hero Graphic Novel
The Lost Hero Graphic Novel is the adaptation of the The Lost Hero into a graphic novel. It was adapted by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Nate Powell, and colored by Orpheus Collar, and was published on October 7, 2014.[19]
Film adaptations
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (also known as Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief) is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is loosely based on The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan. It was released to theaters on February 12, 2010.[20]
The film cost $95 million to make.[21] In its opening weekend in North America the film ranked number two, and in its first weekend the film made $38.8 million.[22] The film made $226,497,209 worldwide.[21]
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (also known as Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters) is a 2013 fantasy film and the sequel to the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. It continues the adventures of Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) and his friends, as they look for the golden fleece, in order to save Camp Half-Blood's magical borders from monsters. The film is based on the book The Sea of Monsters, and was released on August 7, 2013.
Play adaptations
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief is a one-hour-long 2015 Off-Broadway musical created by Theatreworks USA based on The Lightning Thief novel. It was directed by Stephen Brackett, with lyrics and music by Rob Rokicki, and written by Joe Tracz.[23]
Video games
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Percy Jackson video game was created by Activision for the Nintendo DS and was released February 9, 2010. The game was based mostly on the movie and featured players that were neither in the book nor the movie.[24]
References
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External links
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series sites from publisher Disney (readriordan.com)
- Rick Riordan Myth Master at publisher Penguin Books (rickriordan.co.UK)
- Rick Riordan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database – Percy Jackson universe and more
